territory; autonomous region
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
autonomy; right of self-government
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
local (governmental) autonomy
association membership fees (neighborhood, residents, etc.)
student hostel partly managed by the residents
Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
self-governing body; self-governing organ
autonomous county (of China)
the "thirty-percent autonomy" of local governments